Data as of .
FINY vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the window both share TECY paid 17.0% of its price in cash against FINY’s 7.7%, though FINY returned more with it reinvested.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FINY and TECY hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FINY | TECY |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINY | TECY | FINY | TECY | FINY | TECY | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | +0.6% | 4.2% | 11.2% | +0.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Since launch | +9.2% | +0.9% | 7.7% | 17.0% | +0.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly | TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Financials sector (XLF) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.2% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +8.7% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | 50% |
| Age | 136 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $760,476 | $1m |
FINY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FINY paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +8.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Jul 7, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TECY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TECY paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FINY or TECY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FINY paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and TECY paid 17.0%, so TECY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FINY or TECY?
- With every distribution reinvested, FINY returned +9.2% and TECY returned +0.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FINY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FINY or TECY?
- FINY charges 1.07% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so FINY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FINY against TECY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/finy-vs-tecy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.